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Case Reports
. 2019 Aug 7;32(4):579-581.
doi: 10.1080/08998280.2019.1646592. eCollection 2019 Oct.

Radical cystoprostatectomy to treat urachal carcinoma

Ahmed Ebrahim  1 , Nitin Kondapalli  2 , W Scott Webster  3
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Case Reports

Radical cystoprostatectomy to treat urachal carcinoma

Ahmed Ebrahim et al. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). .

Abstract

Urachal carcinoma is a highly uncommon malignancy with an estimated prevalence of 0.01% to 0.02% of all adult cancers. Due to its rarity, no standardized management protocol for urachal cancer has been developed. Surgery is often the main therapeutic measure. A 48-year-old man presented with hematuria for 8 months. Imaging revealed a mass at the bladder dome. Biopsy indicated mixed adenocarcinoma with a small cell component. Radical cystoprostatectomy with ileal urostomy was performed. After surgical resection, he was diagnosed with urachal adenocarcinoma (mixed type). The patient tolerated surgery and was discharged home uneventfully. Follow-up computed tomography at 6 months was negative.

Keywords: Cystoprostatectomy urachal; urachal carcinoma; urachus cancer.

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Figure 1.
(a) Gross specimen with umbilicus (dark arrow) and prostate (light arrow). (b) Urachal adenocarcinoma with mucinous component (4×). (c) Small cell component in urachal carcinoma (4×). (d) Incidental finding of prostatic adenocarcinoma (Gleason score 6 [3 + 3])—involving the prostate.
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